Caprissimo Carthusia for women

Wonderfully Mediterranean (that is, with plenty of lemons in it) and charming, becomes thoroughly floral after a while. I gave a bottle to my mother many years ago and I remember she was keen on it.

Odd and interesting. The citrus is bitter, more like lemon rind than the juice or fruit. The myrrh comes up with the lemon and there is a very soft floral note in the background that eventually develops into a quiet jasmine. I actually like this quite a bit but I'm struggling to think of where I'd want to wear it. It seems to be an evening scent but it's too stern to be romantic. There is something very Greek about this perfume so perhaps visiting Piraeus at night would work.

Sillage: 3-4 feet
Persistence: several hours and counting
Fabulosity: Melina Mercouri
Price to value ratio: mediocre to low
7/10

What a confused fragrance to my nose!
I really don't find this an harmonious group of notes, maybe it's the myrrh that is clashing about.....
The top (citrus) notes are pulled down by something unpleasantly pungent lurking in the heart of this composition. I would recommend testing a sample of this before buying, as it is quite an expensive line!

I didn't make a notes comparison but as soon as I put Caprissimo on my skin from tester I thought: "I know what this is! Fidji!"
The old good Fidji by Guy Laroche, a beautiful total floral with an exotic touch and a gentle aromatic sandalwood base, flowers smelled through branches of fragrant trees a soft breeze in the air and the smell of summer close to the sea.
It is not beachy tropical nor ozonic, thanks heaven.
This Caprissimo is actually a little more mellow and less pungent in the start than Fidji. It's Fidji with a hint of Creed Fleurissimo. Expensive.